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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Winterbourne warn about Daisy's behavior?

2. At what point does Winterbourne begin to doubt Daisy's innocence?

3. What does Daisy admit to being?

4. What is the symbolism of the Colosseum?

5. What is the irony of Mrs. Costello?

Short Essay Questions

1. To solve the problem of Daisy's going alone, how does Winterbourne provide an answer?

2. What happens in the winter of the same year Winterbourne met Daisy?

3. How does Winterbourne's attempt at a joke turn out badly?

4. What shows the determination of Mrs. Walker to save the reckless American girl?

5. How does Mrs. Walker's snubbing of Daisy affect her?

6. Describe the information Winterbourne receives about Daisy from Mrs. Walker.

7. How do the American women try to prevent Daisy from going to meet Giovanelli?

8. How does Winterbourne respond to Mrs. Costello?

9. At Mrs. Walker's party, how does Winterbourne alter to stop Daisy's behavior?

10. In what way does Daisy turn the tables on Winterbourne when he warns her about Giovanelli?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the value of preserving antiquities. List in your essay the reasons preserving architecture and artifacts have an important role to play in human understanding of our history.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the modern social distinction of money. Use the example of a girl or boy from a wealthy family falling in love with someone from a middle income family. Discuss how such situations may play out.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing Daisy's disinterest in the antiquities of Chillon Castle to a modern American youth's attitude toward amusements and games before the electronic ear. In making the comparison use Daisy's attitude at Chillon to compare with a modern young person at a museum of old board games. Ideally this essay will have a humorous tone.

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